"A little sailing should help clear your mind off what happened," Blaze suggested as they stood on his sailboat.
"I REALLY hate that cucumber now." Speedrick snarled. "I can't believe he beat me up THIS much!"
"We wanted to warn you that Pickle was skilled with swords and other weapons, but we knew you wouldn't listen anyway, so we didn't bother," AJ shrugged.
"Stupid cucumber…" Speedrick huffed with a shudder. "Isn't there SOME way I can get to lightning boy without dealing with him?!"
"Unless you don't mind dying then there are millions of ways," Blaze rolled his eyes.
"Ha ha," Speedrick growled. "when did you get so sarcastic, Blaze?"
"He's been hanging out with Stripes too much," AJ instinctively replied as he raised the sail for them to go.
"Eh, it rubs off on me too easily," Blaze shrugged.
They soon sail off into the ocean, with the red truck at the wheel. Speedrick was still sulking as they sailed.
"This is so boring…" he grumbled. "Where are we going, anyway?"
"We're heading to Animal Island!" Blaze replied with a beam.
"Ugh… why?" Speedrick gagged. "I hate animals… unless they do my bidding, then they're fine,"
"These animals are free animals, Speedrick, don't get any ideas," Blaze sternly told him.
"Well, semi-free," AJ snorted. "Unless you're resigning from being the king, Blaze,"
"Wait, what the fucking hell, YOU ARE A KING?!" Speedrick screeched. "SINCE WHEN?!"
"Since we helped them get the crown back," Blaze sighed. "I handed the responsibility to Stripes from time to time because he knows what the animals need and how to tolerate them, but the title's still mine because I check on them every once and a while,"
"Who stole the crown first then?" Speedrick raised an eyebrow.
"Crusher tried to, but it fell into the ocean," AJ explained.
"Wow, Blaze, it sounds like you've been stealing a lot of victories from lightning boy as much as I tried to kidnap him," Speedrick huffed.
"HEY, Crusher tried to steal it first, and I just gave it back to the animals," Blaze defended.
"Yeah, but who cares if lightning boy gets it?" Speedrick shrugged. "Not gonna lie, I myself would LOVE to get the crown and become king, but I hate animals, so fuck it with that idea, but what the fuck would have happened if sexy boy got the crown and became king?"
"…" Blaze wanted to say something but also looked conflicted. "I…"
"Oh, look, there's Animal Island!" AJ cried out, pointing to the nearby island. "Let's talk about this later and head off!"
Speedrick grumbled under his breath but didn't complain as Blaze steered them towards the island. They soon made it to Animal Island, and they all hopped off the boat.
"King Blaze!" the animals immediately drove over to greet them.
"Hey there, animals!" Blaze greeted back with a smile and a wave.
"We've got a friend with us," AJ said, pointing to the truck beside them. "This is Speedrick,"
"Hi, or whatever," Speedrick gave a small wave but didn't bother trying to be polite.
"Hello, new friend!" Bam the Gorilla greeted.
"Welcome to Animal Island!" Bunk the Elephant spoke proudly.
"Thanks, I guess," Speedrick shrugged.
"Hey, guys, where's Nelson?" Blaze asked, looking around for their rhinoceros friend.
"Nelson got his horn stuck in a tree bark," Tooks the Toucan told them. "So Prider offered to get help to help him out,"
"Who the hell is Prider?" Speedrick questioned.
"Stripes's cousin," Blaze explained then he turned back to the animals. "Prider called for help? Maybe we can help too!"
"Good idea, King Blaze!" Bam agreed with a nod. "Though it was a surprise to us that Pickle and Crusher came to help—"
"Lightning boy's here too?!" Speedrick's eyes lit up in interest. "Where is he?! Where?!"
"Um, just past those trees, over there…" Bunk hesitantly pointed his trunk over to the direction.
"YES!" Speedrick zoomed over to the direction he pointed to. "I'M COMING FOR YA, LIGHTNING BOY!"
"…not again," Blaze groaned.
"Well, I'm not going to be the one to tell him that Prider is Crusher's oldest best friend and is extremely overprotective of him," AJ huffed, crossing his arms.
"Was that mistake?" Bunk questioned, ears flattening. "I'm sorry,"
"It's okay, Bunk, you didn't know," Blaze assured him. "Come on, AJ, we'll just have to rescue him from Prider's claws,"
"D'aww, do we have to?" AJ whined. "Each show of Speedrick getting beat up is a good one…"
"Yes, we have to," Blaze nodded with a chuckle. "Come on,"
X
"How did you even get your horn stuck here, Nelson?" the white tiger truck with lavender eyes grumbled as he, Crusher and Pickle struggled to pull the rhino free from the bark.
"Well, Prider, it was the funniest thing," Nelson let out a laugh. "I was practicing to use my horn, and I accidentally got myself stuck!"
"Why am I not surprised?" Prider sighed.
"Pickle, can't you use your wand to remove the tree?" Crusher asked, already exhausted.
"… it almost burned out because of the last spell I used," Pickle shrugged. "It still needs to cool before I can use it,"
"Alright, I've got a plan," Prider let out a roar, his claws appearing to grip the tree bark. "Crusher, Pickle, on the count of three, you two pull on Nelson, and I'll pull on the tree,"
"On it!" Crusher and Pickle nodded and gripped tightly to the rhino.
"One…
"Two…
"THREE!"
They pulled and pulled, with Prider gritting his teeth as he sunk his claws deeper into the tree bark. Little by little, Nelson's horn was starting to loosen from the wood until, miraculously, he was free.
"Wa-hoo!" Nelson let out a cheer. "Thank you, thank you!"
"No problem," Prider sighed in relief as he let go of the bark and kept his claws.
"We were happy to help!" Pickle beamed as they dusted themselves off.
"LIGHTNING BOY!"
Crusher groaned. "Oh no…"
"Hmm?" Prider turned to see a large white truck zooming to them. "Uh, who's that?"
"A bitch waiting for death." Pickle hissed, taking out his sword readily.
"LIGHTNING BOY!" Speedrick smirked and managed to dodge the green truck's swinging blade before pinning the dark blue truck to the nearest tree. "Missed me, sexy?~"
"Pickle sure did," Crusher rolled his eyes.
"OH, I won't miss next time." Pickle hissed, sword still in his tire.
Prider growled at what the jerk was doing to his old best friend and drove over to confront him.
"EXCUSE me." he grabbed the white truck by the shoulder and spun him to face him. "WHO the fuck do you think you are to just come here to Animal Island and try to harass my best friend like that?!"
"Back off, nigga," Speedrick huffed and pushed the other off, recognizing the nationality of the white tiger truck through accent. "This sexy boy is mine."
"HE'S MINE, BITCH!" Pickle scowled.
"Not on my watch, he isn't." Speedrick grabbed Crusher with a tight grip. "He's mine now,"
'Why is my life like this…?' Crusher grumbled.
"STOP KIDNAPPING HIM!" Pickle screamed. "HE DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU!"
"What do you mean, 'stop kidnapping him'?!" Prider stared at Pickle in shock. "THIS BITCH has kidnapped him before?!"
"And I'm doing it again!" Speedrick then sped off, the dark blue truck still in his tires. "LATER, SUCKERS!"
"LET ME GO, YOU FUCKING BITCH!" Crusher snarled, trying to get free.
"HELL NO!" Speedrick smirked. "YOU'RE MINE!"
"SPEEDRICK, YOU SON OF A MOTHERFUCKING BITCH!" Pickle screamed just as Blaze, AJ, Bunk, Bam and Tooks came to them.
"Nelson, you're free!" Bam smiled down at her friend.
"Yes, but now Crusher's kidnapped by that guy," Nelson pointed his horn to the direction Speedrick took. "They went that way,"
"Prider, Pickle, we'll catch Speedrick," Blaze told the two.
"LET US FUCKING HELP!" Prider roared out. "THAT'S MY BEST FRIEND HE JUST KIDNAPPED!"
"AND MY BOYFRIEND!" Pickle snarled.
"Don't worry, you two, we'll catch up to them with Blazing Speed," Blaze assured them, his boosters glowing on his back. "Just stay here, in case Speedrick heads back,"
"Fine…" Pickle huffed, crossing his tires while Prider growled but nodded anyway before they all watched the duo dash off after the jerk.
X
"Finally, alone, sexy~" Speedrick pinned Crusher to the stone wall.
"LET ME GO, YOU FUCKING SON OF A BITCH!" Crusher bellowed, trying to push the bigger truck away.
"D'aww, that's cruel, lightning boy, didn't you miss me?~"
"NOT ONE BIT, LET ME GO!"
"Shh, sexy~" Speedrick pushed himself more onto the other. "I like it better when you scream something else~"
"FUCKING HELL, GET OFF ME!" Crusher was practically screeching, his panic rising as he looked around. "SOMEONE, HELP—!"
"I said SHUSH!" Speedrick slapped a tire on his mouth, gagging him.
"SPEEDRICK, LET CRUSHER GO!"
The truck turned to see Blaze zooming to him at top speed. Speedrick grumbled.
"But… Blaze! I WANT him!"
"I don't give a damn! LET him go, or you're heading back to Velocity Ville!" Blaze growled.
"Ugh, fine…" Speedrick huffed. "Next time then—"
"No, NO, NO MORE NEXT TIME." Blaze grabbed him by the hair. "Kidnap my friend ONE MORE FREAKING TIME, and I'm sending you to the police too! DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?!"
"Y-Yes!" Speedrick gulped.
"Good." Blaze took a deep breath before turning to Crusher. "You alright, Crusher?"
"No!" Crusher shook his head. "I was kidnapped and harassed! How am I alright?!"
"…good point," Blaze sighed and turned into a tow truck before attaching his tow hook to Speedrick to drag him and make sure he doesn't do anything else. "Come on, let's get you back to Pickle and Prider,"
X
"CRUSHER!" Pickle cheered as he hugged his boyfriend.
"You're okay!" Prider also embraced his best friend. "What happened?! Did that… that BITCH do anything to you?!"
"Not yet, thankfully," Crusher let out a shaky breath and hugged them both.
"Maybe we should go somewhere where you two won't go," Blaze suggested, turning to drag Speedrick away.
"Wait, hang on." Prider grabbed Speedrick and snarled. "Let me teach this bitch a lesson first for kidnapping my friend."
Speedrick gulped but couldn't do much as the white tiger truck towered over him…